vreitti Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 3 hours ago, Zatman said: Nakamura did an interview today and he is still playing at 42 I always thought he was a ski-jumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 9 hours ago, VillaChris said: Thinking about it....wonder if Bowen will actually become a target as the summer goes on? West Ham very likely to be in europe so they'll sign a new striker and probably Lingard. Likely will make Bowen surplus. He's actually scored 8 league goals this season from about 25 starts so decent ratio and fits in with what we're looking for, someone who can fill in centrally and also play out wide. Only 24 and stepped up o.k to prem for top half team so we could do worse for about 15m. He was a panic buy for WH and on stupid wages which likely means he’s stuck there for a while. In any event I think we will be looking for better than Bowen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 4 hours ago, thunderball said: He was a panic buy for WH and on stupid wages which likely means he’s stuck there for a while. In any event I think we will be looking for better than Bowen. He is effective but I wouldn’t say he is the next step in quality over Traore. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, Zatman said: Nakamura did an interview today and he is still playing at 42 That's nothing. Kazuyoshi Miura is 54 and still plays for Yokohama! Edited May 5, 2021 by Wainy316 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 16 hours ago, barry'sboots said: TRO, you might need to get your old boots out and see if you can convince Johan that age is just a number and you've got one last season in you?? Maybe with the jet pack, oxygen mask and knee braces?? Or maybe, given your missus' better tactical insight, she should borrow your boots and pitch up? You have sussed it....she would be a better choice than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 I know Nabil Fekir was a random Twitter shout so likely BS, but... a mate compared him to Bruno Fernandes in terms of the role he might play at Villa. Is that a fair comparison of his ability? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 20 hours ago, barry'sboots said: I'm still gutted we didn't get Benrahma. I know he was expensive but I think he is quality and pretty robust (rarely injured). He could have played in Jack's place or allowed Jack to drop in to 10 or move right. He also obviously knows Ollie pretty well. I think he will come even better next season with a year's PL experience and a full pre-season. They haven't actually signed him have they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: They haven't actually signed him have they? He signed permanently during the Jan transfer window if my memory serves me right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 15 minutes ago, Awol said: I know Nabil Fekir was a random Twitter shout so likely BS, but... a mate compared him to Bruno Fernandes in terms of the role he might play at Villa. Is that a fair comparison of his ability? maybe but he is apparently made of glass, not seen him at Betis but at Lyon he was similar enough and was wanted for 65 million by Liverpool until they pulled the plug because of his medical history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, Zatman said: maybe but he is apparently made of glass, not seen him at Betis but at Lyon he was similar enough and was wanted for 65 million by Liverpool until they pulled the plug because of his medical history Cheers. Just checked his injury history and he’s not missed more than 5 games per season with injury back to the 16/17 season (I didn’t go back any further). Most seasons since then was only 3 or 4 games out. Doesn’t seem to be that delicate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 11 minutes ago, Awol said: Cheers. Just checked his injury history and he’s not missed more than 5 games per season with injury back to the 16/17 season (I didn’t go back any further). Most seasons since then was only 3 or 4 games out. Doesn’t seem to be that delicate. yeah I think Lyon said the same thing at the time but he was linked to all the top teams when he was supposed to join Liverpool but ended up at Betis. Maybe the rumours of injuries put others off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 36 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: They haven't actually signed him have they? they had to sign him permanently to get Lingard on loan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, Zatman said: yeah I think Lyon said the same thing at the time but he was linked to all the top teams when he was supposed to join Liverpool but ended up at Betis. Maybe the rumours of injuries put others off Seems a strange one to end up where he did. Definitely in the right talent bracket though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 9 minutes ago, Awol said: Seems a strange one to end up where he did. Definitely in the right talent bracket though. yeah a little bit, he was still in the France squad at the start of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 21 hours ago, barry'sboots said: I'm still gutted we didn't get Benrahma. I know he was expensive but I think he is quality and pretty robust (rarely injured). He could have played in Jack's place or allowed Jack to drop in to 10 or move right. He also obviously knows Ollie pretty well. I think he will come even better next season with a year's PL experience and a full pre-season. London is very appealing, not just for players already in the capital. That might have been a big reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonjon Posted May 5, 2021 Visiting Supporter Share Posted May 5, 2021 23 hours ago, barry'sboots said: I'm still gutted we didn't get Benrahma. I know he was expensive but I think he is quality and pretty robust (rarely injured). He could have played in Jack's place or allowed Jack to drop in to 10 or move right. He also obviously knows Ollie pretty well. I think he will come even better next season with a year's PL experience and a full pre-season. Been totally wasted at West Ham, Moyes doesn't seem to have a clue how to play him, Hardly had a look in or a full game, although showed just what he could do when he started Monday night against Burnley, Would have done a lot better coming to you as him and Ollie had a great understanding, never mind, at least we made a few ££££'s out of him. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Maybe he just isn't good enough to stand out at the top level. I doubt it, but it does happen. I never believed he was the next Mahrez or close, but certainly thought he'd make more of an impact. Still time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 8 hours ago, Awol said: I know Nabil Fekir was a random Twitter shout so likely BS, but... a mate compared him to Bruno Fernandes in terms of the role he might play at Villa. Is that a fair comparison of his ability? Yeah he's a number 10 who can link up with frontline no problem, averaged 6-7 goals a season in Spain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooJung Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 On 02/05/2021 at 18:32, sidcow said: Depends a lot on how Wesley comes back. Imagine if Ollie breaks a leg and Wesley is a shadow of his former self (the former self which hadn't even proved himself before he got injured anway) Then we've got ro rely on Davis and are just 1 more injury away from playing wingers as strikers. I don't think it's a priority but we've still got to think about another striker I feel. Even if that's the case, there's no need to spend all that money on Tammy when Ollie is more than up for it. We can find a suitable replacement for half the price (and possibly wages) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, Zatman said: they had to sign him permanently to get Lingard on loan Edited May 5, 2021 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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